Cactus Heart Call for Submissions

Cactus Heart PressCactus Heart, a quarterly e-magazine, seeks new and original poetry, fiction, nonfiction, & art/photography. Send work that is sharp, relentless, coursing with energy and able to thrive in the harshest of places, all while maintaining a vulnerable, succulent interior.

 

Reading Fee: None

Deadline: Submissions are accepted on a rolling basis.

Payment: Publication and a free copy of the issue in which your work appears.

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Landfall Essay Competition – New Zealand

The Landfall Essay Competition, sponsored by Otago University Press, is now accepting submissions. The purpose of the competition is to encourage New Zealand writers to think aloud about New Zealand culture, and to revive and sustain the tradition of vivid, contentious and creative essay writing. Essays should be unpublished, fully developed, independent works and  no more than 6000 words long. .
Entry Fee: None noted

Deadline: July 31, 2015

Prizes: The winner will receive publication, $3000, and a year’s subscription to Landfall.

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Hillerman Prize Mystery Contest

Hillerman PrizeThe Tony Hillerman Prize competition is open to any professional or non-professional writer who has never been the author of a published mystery. Murder or another serious crime or crimes must be at the heart of the story, with the emphasis on the solution rather than the details of the crime. Stories must take place in the Southwest.

Entry Fee: None noted.

Deadline: All entries must be received or postmarked no later than June 1.

Prizes: The prize winner is awarded a contract with St. Martin’s Press for publication of the novel and $10,000.

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Five59 Monthly Is Accepting Submissions

Five59 Monthly Magazine LogoFive59 Publishing seeks submissions for its monthly webmagazine, FIVE59 ONLINE, including short stories, poetry, and creative nonfiction/essays of any genre / topic. Short story length should be 1500-5000 words, but is flexible.

Deadline: The 20th of each month.

Entry fee: None.

Payment: Each author’s other work is promoted through links to the author’s website(s).

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